How to Find Us

The Wood County Genealogical Society Genealogy Research Center is housed at the Quitman Public Library, 202 E. Goode Street (Hwy 154), Quitman, Texas. The library is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Tuesday through Friday excluding holidays.

Don Raney, a descendant of Martin Varner of Wood County and author of the recent biography/family history of Martin Varner and descendants, will be speaking to the East Texas Genealogical Society at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 9 at the Tyler Public Library. The public, which includes any of us in the Wood County Genealogical Society, is invited to attend.

The program is about “Martin Varner, Texas Pioneer, 1785-1844. Don has spoken to and visited with us here at the Wood County society in the past and is a visitor to Wood County from time to time.

Weather forecast is such that it will be warmer Saturday and the roads should be clear of any rain, snow, or ice in case that we have some between now and then.

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